Analysing thrillers opening sequences - The Dark Knight Rises

• It starts off with an Aerial shot from the sky - It's really dark and shows the Batman logo of a bat. 
• Suspenseful music throughout entire opening sequence which builds up more and more as the scene gets more tense.
• Begins with a funeral - Most thrillers start off with a death.
• Slow zoom used getting closer Commissioner Gordon - Creates more suspense and makes you focused on him.
• The setting is in a plane - More dangerous and life threatening
• More cuts used as the scene gets tenser.
• Builds up and then has a lot of action, e.g. shooting, fighting etc.
• While the more action scenes are going on, more handheld camera movements used to make it seem more real and shaky which creates more panic and suspense.
• Opening scene ends with the villain (Bane) murdering nearly everyone on the plane and getting away quite easily - shows his power and makes it clear that he's the villain and is evil and powerful.